Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-20
TpT LAD ENGINEER,

.sors ago. when | was firing for
he best men that ever pulled a
- said a veteran engineer in a
railroad employees. IF ]
# qouldu't tax the patience of
much would tell you about it
.5r he said, after moments
81 have never dared speak of the
or incident, since it happened,
(. / believe
=. have it, Uncle Tommy spoke
c-owd as one man, who well knew
Tommys undoubted ability at
Ealing when the subject involved
bs,ip with" said he, after the
bad become quiet and assumed a
mo- attitude, sit is necessary to
ar about my engineer, in order that
NAV the better appreciate the
and be less bitter in your denuncia-
N hi, conduct on the night in ques.
TO, the story am going to tell you
med at night.
name was Wendall-Earl Wendall,
pretty name you will say, but it
ry appropriate, for ! will go on re
4, saving that he was the handsom-
an that old Tom ever laid eyes on.
saw handsome, why, that is what
sn exactly, for he was really and
handsome. and what made him still
.oin my eyes, he didn't know it. That
ID wouldn't think he knew it from
caoas He was just simply good,
Some Earl Wendall of the 49, /
been firing for him about eighteen
,. and had come to love him as a
r. This same Earl Wendall that
telling you about was in love. He
one girl, and the Lord only knows
maly girls all along the line were
over heels in love with him. Dur
BY run with him never day passed
some shy maiden didn't send him
rs, OF some little token of friend
B., We were passing through, Some
they would come themselves, then
they would send a messenger. II was
way all along. | have seen Earl's
b.. OF flowers. He would accept
10 every instance simply with a
ld faint smile, returning his
70 the sender throw them into
Iaud that was the last of them I'M
ygtaered then he would raise the
dgud cast them out, seemingly un-
ol- audlittle caring of the pang
zen action would cause in the hearts
arionor5 had they known the
.lsir flowers.
a appreciated III this, I am conf
but have said, he was in love,
'athe girls as every station, but
ore girl. and he was determined TO
ai- heart for her and her only.
'aI' action was appreciated by the
ed one you will know after awhile.
oa' fifty miles from Providence
supper house for our train. 1t
lied Bush supper house Bush
Il oily Old German, and was univers-
Aed by The railrogders and travellers
ally Besides being father of the
house be was the father of as pref
s-h rs ever took step. Her name
S-.sie. and she vas Earl Wepdall's
san begin 20 describe her, but
d, JUS, The girl, thought, for Earl
w" Eel thought the same way,
10 made her promise long ago to
ais fortune with him, All the rail
-ea knew Of Earl's and Bessies en-
-.'i' and speculation was rife as to
-' wedding was going to come
21oually Earl would come from
" house with his flowers. These
separate place from the rest
-a's AnoEn HIM to haul one of
yes month, and then part with
day EaFl said to me:
-'4 Tommy how do you like
sa.y well, Earl 1 replied; Miss
'-A' Z cal. FIRST. class little wo-
Ta. ,I.eatfor m ,ment. Then
s-ta 70 haa1 you say so, Uncle
5" 8ess and I are going to
''.si next Sunday week
eva! called her 'Bess' for short.
~. answered /, feigning sur
.-ele1 as much, Earl, but 1
would be too inquisitive TO
,-.-.l asgc told YOU he answered
+'t. Oes, to keep it a secret.
..l5. -., low. want you TO be, al
J; vii take place at her
s',auon took place on
j .'I believe, When we stoppe6
'taA u was on FRIDAY. II
days TO make the found
on the mixed freight,
e! generally take their
walked into the hotel office
e-5 % trauger to Earl ana
". E1banks. I did not
mag about it much bpt 7
e'vl came over Ears
though Bessie was rather
stranger ana was less so
ought that was only nat
srt ranger aud Earl an
alee. II 1as one of ala
s' 70 aake every strapger
while at his house. Prab a
bore to gain custom tina tbap
don't know. Howeyer
PIPER in silence. and was
aus engine before / w s
1 left the strange was was
once together. ohattisg 80 v aru
E., H. saov MI, Eubsnks. Ton !,
sr.s, '3sl got to the engine. v mi
;a. s 80. Of stress on The H.,
sa.s l'splisd. .whyr
Up balance Of tia - =